The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-11
The standing of the Association clubs is
Baseball Notes.

Within a month the Chicagos jumped from
the sixth place to the second.
Latham has made more runs than any
American Association player
On the Arsenal grounds. yesterday, the Comets
defeated the Eclipse by 81 to 2.
Seventy-three runs were scored in the two
Lawrence Haverhill games July 4.
Won der. Abe is to give Calender. who came
to St. Louis with the Maroons, trial
TIE Pittsburgs have played five extra-inninc
games thus far this season, and have lost them
ALL
The League and American Association each
have four regular umpires. but who they are is
a copundrum.
Manager Gaffney says the umpires are giving
his club the worst of it. just because he is
umpire and won't kick.
game between the Red Caps and Elbows,
amateur clubs, resulted yesterday in a score of
% TO 10 in favor of the former.
The Utica club, of the International League,
is its last legs. and will topple the
brink unless something is done.
Chicago having no further use for pitcher
Flynn, he is being offered all along the line,
but no one seems to want him very much.
At Charlottesville. Saturday, the club of that
city was defeated by the Danvilles, the latter
scoring IS runs to II for the Crawfordsvilles.
The Daniel Stewart nine was defeated by that
of the Richardson Drug Company at the Ex-
Is tos
The Boston Globe says that the Boston man
agement might have known what the result
would be when the Western trip was arranged
to consist of thirteen games
The Western League clubs have won 65 games
to 50 for the Eastern: The New Yorks have
made the best record for the Eastern clubs and
the Detroits for the Western.
The Southwestern League will have protec-
tion from the League. The releases of Bishop,
Kreie and Kirby and the contract of Burke with
Detroit have been approved by President Young.
Philadelphia Record: Do Mr.. Anson's ball
players from Chicago drink beer2 And if they
do will somebody send hither car load OF their
favorite brand for the use of the local League
team?
The Specials defeated the Skyliehts by the
score of Is to yesterday. The batteries were
j. Schultz and j. Riley for the Specials, and
w Weckler and Hayback Corners for the Sky
lights.
The Fayettes yesterday defeated the Blake
street club at the Fayette Park by q score OF 20
to l. The battery for the former was w. Glib
son and j. Sloan. and for latter knight and
Bowman.
Pitcher Radbourn has fbeen sad disap-
pointment to the Boston team. His promise
made at the commencement of the season that il
his salary increased he would show some of
the other teams what pitching was has not been
fulfilled.
During June the Chicagos won 10 games and
lost s. Detroirs. won 13, lost 8; New Yorks, won
ii. lost 10; Bostons, won IL, lost r. Pittsburgs,
won 9. los. IL: Washlnetons. won O. lost Il;
Phiadelphias, won 8, lost b. indianapolis. won
Z, lost 10.
The pantaloons worn by all the daring base
siders in the ST. Louis Browns are padded with
strips of cotton wadding At the thighs and on
the knees. In spite OF this fact, the players
bodies and limbs show the effects Of their head
long dives and slides
In the American Association. Phillips, OF
Brooklyn. leads the first basemen in fielding.
McPhee, the second basemen, Pinckney, third
basemen. Smith. of Brooklyn, short-stops,
O'Brien. of the Nets, the left felders, Corkhill,
the center felders, and Purcell the right felders.
Secretary White. of the International League
has issued the following circular: Empires
ara hereby instructed TO allow only man at
a time to do the coaching and thcy must direct
their coaching to the base runner only. This Ia